those wonderful "occasions" where one FOREIGN RESORTS. FOREIGN can obtain for absolutely nothing the [ " RESORTS. most charming little keepsake* and re¬ ¦ A membrances, jabots, skirts and silk stock¬ CITYOFDUSSELDORF DUSSELDORF. GERMANY. | DUSSELDORF. GERMANY. INWONDERFULPARIS ings, which at first seem to hide them¬ selves away, making just part of the heterogeneous whole. The French system of arranging the stock, and, in fact, the ALLURINGTO of the seems VISITORS Those Who Can whole management shops, Fortunate very strange and very complicated to the practical mind of the American, and it Spend the Spring There. takes considerably time before one can become accustomed to being accompanied Palaces Royal in to the desk by the polite clerk, who him¬ Appearance, self does up the purchase, waits while you receive your change, then hurries Modern Streets, Vast PARADISE OF THE SHOPPER back to a fuming customer. But all is a question of habit, and, once thoroughly accustomed to the ways, all goes merry Squares, Elegant Hotels. as a marriage bell, and in the end one is Some of the More Important Hotels almost convinced that this is a better and Restaurants. method than our own, because subject to Americans who go to the fatherland so much more edifying discussions. should not fail to visit the metropolis of The Specialty Shops. the lower Rhine and make it their head¬ quarters, for it is one of the most enter¬ DAZZLING WORK OF ARTISANS As a rule the three things which Amer¬ taining and interesting: cities of recent icans most wish to purchase- and for date on the continent. which Paris is so justly famous are the The rise of Dusseldorf is hand-embroidered as astonishing '.Specialty Shops" for Which One handmade, lingerie, as its beauty and elegance. Founded in the wonderful flowers in velvets, silks, the middle Must Seek-.Novelties on ages, it was, at the time when satins, the exquisite enamels, trinkets and Napoleon the Great visited the Jewelry, both real and Imitation, and it with his DUSSELDORF army, the sleepy capital of the Boulevards. it is for these that one should Grand things Duchy of Berg, and it on know some of the little kept sleeping specialty shops after the (Napoleonic wars. t before mentioned. Soon after the Franco-German war the 12 Hours Fortunate, indeed, Is she whose first The shops for lingerie may be counted industrial From London on Route Visit to Paris takes in the delicious enterprise of the Germans de¬ tH..PIr»ct to Eteriin, place by the hundreds on all the main thor¬ veloped the great coal and iron distrk-t Dresden and Central months of April, May and June, when, of Rhenania. Cities like Europe. oughfares, their show windows presenting mund Essen, Dort¬ '¦dBMr,ai responding to their magic touch, the most tempting displays, but many of the and Bochum rose to prominence "ith°Lh?Ht«voai tSSm^SSSEL*1"a biossoms forth in its loveli¬ better and more worth-while ones are up and industrial fame, and situ¬ city greatest ated at the of Dusseldorf, Situated on both baaka of the Rhlae. ness, with its broad avenues alive with several flights of stairs, occupying large gate this rich district, re¬ combines all the of seen solved at last to attract its own DUSSELDORF comforta of a modera suites rooms, and are not to be share. hosts of gayly dressed people; its parks, The so w,,h <h' «*arma of vaat from the street at all, though occasional¬ burghers succeeded well within a pabllrpublic parka aadand aardeaa.aardeaa Rec, " of and score of and . «-*«ldeaee during summer gardens and Bois full the color ly the eye will be caught in passing by a years that Dusseldorf may be re¬ wlnterwinterer oa aeeoaat..^«n-# «7.V-of ItIt*a mild,mild remla r garded today as a rich climate. fragrance of the early summer, and its more or less resplendent signboard, but, modern and beautiful shops.its too beguiling shops.displaying unless one has previously been warned by city of the empire.the residence I?..'1* atartlan potat for trlpa oa the a traveled and well informed friend, it of a hundred kings of iron and steel. DUSSELDORF th* roiaaatle vlcln- their most fascinating wares to the de¬ LA VII-LE ET I.E ROCHER, MONACO. not 5;y" f.n,?.,hro,|tfcA" k,"d" °f is difficult, at all events on a first visit, They only accumulated many mil¬ _ ¦ba outdoor aporta. light and desperation of the traveler. to become acquainted with the best. lions for themselves, but spent them lav¬ ishly in the Wonderful Paris, the home of fashion, There are many of these establishments "monch," appearing in the very sense of beautifying place. DUSSELDORF s: of the the of along the great boulevards and the neigh¬ the shopper, joy . th£ word as a "sea of ice." '». paradise Of Modern auiin the gay and the frivolous, as well as of boring streets, and it is a most interesting Appearance. and enjoyable experience after climbing Cut in Bocks. 1 the aeat of a the more studiously inclined, where is Gallery Palaces of royal large eoloay of artlata. up numerous flights of stairs.unless, WAY IS appearance, wide and Juae 33-Jol, thrill at the modern DUSSELDORF"- the woman who does not which is the there to UNIQUE: From Eismeer station a sloping gallery streets, vast d.rmTOa,k? rarely case, happens squares, shady "The mere mention of the name? be an elevator.to enter into great square cut in the rocks leads to the glaciers, parks, beautiful flower gardens and state¬ Plecolomlal," "Walleaatelo*. n.«"d The first and most important thing, es¬ rooms, or suites of rooms, which are feet below. This which forms ly monuments attract the filled with so 130 station, attention of the pecially for women traveling alone, and models dainty, so exquisite Road the a for mountain climbers, visitors. in work and so moderate in Carlsbad Getting Ready for In¬ Building Up Jung- starting point Elegant hotels invite for a pro¬ ZEPPELIN upon which depends the whole success of price. saves them the fatigue of an ascent of longed AIRSHIP' STATION, with the is the choice of a hotel, and in Other houses there are where, in addi¬ win¬ stay. There are museums, art visit, tion to the more than 10,000 feet. For lovets of schools, theaters and grand ..¦"y aerial excuraloaa for this choice, as in most things, one must charming display of lingerie, flux of Guests. frau Wonderful Task. ter sport this station also offers particu¬ annual opera. The taste and one is always sure to find the very latest, Shakespeare and Goethe festivals aew drat-claaa hotela with mod¬ be guided by pocketbook. lar attractions. To the west of the lower make Dusseldorf a sort of With a full purse, a limited allowance of choicest models for unlined blouses in of the "monch" extends the dramatic Bay- erate price*. silks, chiffons and as well as bou¬ saddle reuth. time and a longing for comfort and linens, "Ewige Schneefeld" (field of eternal Social life is two women cannot do better than doir caps, jabots and collars of sheer quite as gay as in Wash¬ Info tlo¦ *"d llluatrated gayety, fine linen and lace. For that most PROGRAM FOR THE SEASON MR. GUYER-ZELLER'S IDEA snow), a tremendous large snowy plain ington. The general appearance of Dus¬ prasper- themselves at the where fasci¬ ? to install Grand, and free from crevasses, which seems as seldorf. with its taaea free from the Dorlaad they are but a stone's throw from the nating thoroughly French of crea¬ for the of the great river flowing A*eaey, tions, the robe in without which no though formed enjoyment through it, reminds the visitor of De¬ Tow a aad Const shops, theaters and museums, and where time, lover of winter sports, such as bobsleigh¬ troit. The ry Burean. 388 5th at night when tired out from their day's Parisian wardrobe is complete, one must surroundings of this me¬ visit some of Annna.1 Entertainments Besides In¬ In Eleven Minutes Train Reaches ing and toboganing. tropolis on the lower Rhine are Are., New York, or the exertions, yet ready for some diversion, the large houses of the Rue In accordance with Mr. Guyer-Zeller's of great have but to seat themselves at their de la Paix, where in many of the spe¬ beauty and the excursions a^d sporting they project, beyond Eismeer station the rail¬ facilities on land own small table in the perfectly appoint¬ cialty shops one will find this robe de¬ ternational Chess Tourney. Height of 10,370 Feet. west¬ and water and the veloped to its utmost in won¬ way line follows a straight course daily excursions of ed dining room to see all Paris, gay, perfection, ward and thus reaches the Jungfraujoch Zeppelin airships in¬ VERKEHRSVEREIN, the Paris one reads and derful brocades, heavy clinging silks or vite many visitors during the summer laughing Paris, in clouds of ribbon station (11,141 feet). This station com¬ months. dreams of, dine in state before them. light, fluffy lace and bines the details of the various pano¬ A somewhat smaller, but equally at¬ chiffon. DEMAND FOE HEALING WATERS MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OBTAINED However, Dusseldorf is quite as attrac¬ DUSSELDORF. GERMANY. For flowers.for one of j ramas afforded by the two preceding tive in winter, to its tractive, and equally convenient in point must, course, we see the Lesser owing mild climate, is the Hotel Chat¬ wish to obtain at least a nosegay or so stations.